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Insurance Filing Requirements

In addition to filing the appropriate form in the OP-1 series, all applicants for motor carrier, forwarder, and broker authorities must have specific insurance and legal process agent documents on file before the FMCSA will issue the actual authorities. The required filings vary, based on the...

Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer

Sue Lawless

Sue Lawless is the Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). She assumed this role in August 2023. 

Previously, Ms. Lawless was the Director for FMCSA’s Office of Motor Carrier,...

Leadership

Key personnel and a list of the program offices that make up the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the United States Department of Transportation Headquarters building in Washington, DC.

Company Safety Records

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) maintains several Web sites that provide easy access to valuable safety-related information. Users only need a company's name, USDOTnumber or motor carrier (MC) number to perform a search. Read the descriptions below to decide what you...

Passenger Carrier Regulatory Information

Please note that these online resources are not intended to substitute for the actual regulations. You can find information and can search the full Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) under the FMCSA website’s Regulations tab.  

A Motor Carrier’s Guide to Improving...